The so-called diabetes, in fact, is a metabolic disease, it refers to the patient's islet function is seriously impaired, or there is insulin resistance, affecting the normal metabolism of blood sugar, and then lead to the rise in blood sugar as the main symptom of diabetes attack.
But the harm of diabetes is much more than that, it will cause irreversible damage to multiple systems and organs throughout the patient's body.
Because of this, as soon as diabetes is diagnosed, patients need to start comprehensive treatment, which includes taking medication, dietary adjustments, and exercise.
Among the dietary taboos of diabetes, high-sugar, high-fat, high-calorie foods are on the list. And the more foods with a high glycemic index, the more unsuitable they are for diabetics.
Therefore, diabetics are very afraid of fruits, after all, most fruits are relatively sweet to eat, especially after the grapes enter the ripening stage, because of their sweet taste, patients dare not try easily.
So the question is, can diabetics eat grapes?
Clinically, the glycemic index of glucose is defined as 100, and foods with a glycemic index higher than 70 or more belong to high glycemic index foods, and their biggest feature is that they have fast absorption speed and high absorption rate after entering the stomach and intestines, and will be converted into glucose in a short period of time, so blood sugar will rise rapidly.
Foods with a glycemic index below 55 are low glycemic index foods, which have a longer residence time in the stomach, low absorption rate, slower conversion to glucose, and slower rise in blood sugar;
To know whether it is suitable for diabetics, you should first look at the glycemic index of grapes. According to the current clinical data, the glycemic index of grapes is only 43, which meets the criteria for low glycemic index foods. So, don't look at the taste of grapes is sweeter, but it is a fruit suitable for diabetics.
However, sugar friends should pay attention to the following three points when eating grapes:
1. Eating time
In the clinical view, although diabetics can eat some low-glycemic fruits, they must grasp the best time to eat fruits. If you eat fruit with three meals and fruit immediately after a meal, even fruits with a low glycemic index may cause blood sugar to rise. Therefore, grapes should be eaten as additional meals between meals and counted into the calories of the whole day;
2. The amount of food eaten
The glycemic index of grapes is not high, but this does not mean that sugar friends can eat grapes freely. Because patients are not looking at the calories of a single food, but the sum of calorie intake throughout the day. If you eat grapes in large quantities, it will also lead to excessive calories and increased blood sugar. Therefore, it is enough for diabetics to eat about 100g of grapes a day;
3. Pay attention to blood glucose monitoring
In addition to the above two points, if diabetics are really uneasy about blood sugar control and are worried that grapes will cause blood sugar fluctuations, they can also pay attention to blood glucose monitoring. For example, 2 hours after eating grapes, observe blood glucose to see if there is a fluctuation in blood sugar after a meal.
Diabetes control is a long-term, even lifelong, process. Therefore, patients can not relax their vigilance in terms of diet, should actively follow the doctor's advice to choose foods that are beneficial to the body, and need to control food intake, reasonable calculation of daily calorie intake, so that blood sugar can be stabilized in a normal state.